Best/favorite thing someone's said about your Monster?

[Grampa]

at LDD a few weekends ago..


- the guy holding the db meter during the sound challange.....

" just so ya know, yer bike was the loudest, it was even louder than the sedici "

[zedsaid]

This one's not about my bike, but a couple of weeks ago i went to a concert at the House of Blues.  We'd just valeted the car when a silver Monster (didn't catch specifics) thunders up... i was distracted at the time, but as we were going through our pat-down the bouncers were talking about it and i heard one say to another-

"That's a ducati, man, fastest production bike in the world."

I grinned. 

I like riding a myth.

[The Bacon Junkie]

This one's not about my bike, but a couple of weeks ago i went to a concert at the House of Blues.  We'd just valeted the car when a silver Monster (didn't catch specifics) thunders up... i was distracted at the time, but as we were going through our pat-down the bouncers were talking about it and i heard one say to another-

"That's a ducati, man, fastest production bike in the world"

I grinned. 

I like riding a myth.

Musta been a 620!


        

[sydmonster]

 Here in Sydney, last Sunday I stop in at a custom motorcycles shop/cafe (http://www.deus.com.au/). This shop makes some amazing cafe racers..
I pull up outside next to some REALLY nice rides, both pedal and motored variety.
Go in, have a brouse and purchase a shirt on special...
Outside find a guy having a long good look at my bike.
I approach and the questions start...
Cool conversation goes for about 2 mins; its time for me to head so I thumb the starter.
He grins and grunts "ffwhoah!"

cool. - Chris

[Valor]

This one takes the cake:   Hey, nice Buell!   I just said thanks and rode off laughing...   

*sigh* you must live in Milwaukee too. Most bikers in this town abide by this:

If Motorcycle ≠ Harley and ≠ Japanese, Motorcycle must = Buell

[Lukey]

"Your turn signal bulb is burnt out!" , car driver at red light, in response to the darkened lower part of my right rear signal.

"No, it's just burnt!" I yelled. (6-inch flames from backfires have this effect, you see...)

He never heard me over my Arrow cans and open clutch cover.

[Lukey]

Also, mustn't forget the look of grave concern when I showed my bike to my brother for the first time.  "Is it supposed to sound like that???"  Again, open clutch plus loud cans in small garage.

[Duck-Stew]

After a very good valve adjustment, I got the following from a customer 'You.....you.....you guys are like NINJA GOOD!'.  This after he pulled over to see if he had accidentally ridden off on someone elses bike. 

Best compliment on the M1000SS (that I remember) was from a 50's something suit and tie type walking in front of the Zeitgeist bar in SF at the bikes debut.  He stopped amid sentence and stopped walking too.  The two women who were desperately trying to keep up with him actually plowed into his back.  He stood there for like 20 seconds looking the bike ALL over, finally settling on, 'That's beautiful.'  Kept on walking while the two women were trying to figure out WTF just happened...  **Priceless**

[Autostrada Pilot]

That's amazing, Duc-Stew.

Maybe I appreciate your story, because it's something I would do.  Stop mid-sentence/step, look in awe for a short time, say "wow, that's amazing", then keep on walking.

[lauramonster]

That's amazing, Duc-Stew.

Maybe I appreciate your story, because it's something I would do.  Stop mid-sentence/step, look in awe for a short time, say "wow, that's amazing", then keep on walking.

(boobs in the back never hurt, either)

[rgramjet]

"WOW that MONSTER Quadrupled in SIZE!!!" 

Ohhhh, you mean my motorcycle...

[Autostrada Pilot]

Not a shower, but definitely a grower.

[billruiz]

Kid throwing a whiny tantrum at the supermarket. I saw the hot mom standing outside the minivan with an exasperated look on her face, but she was just letting the kid whine himself out. I pulled into the next stall rev the motor before shutting it off. The kid shuts up then says, "Whoa." Hot mom looks at me and deadpans, "You're perfect." I wanted to run inside.

[JTMOTO]

My Uncle who used to ride said "That thing could be in the Museum of Fine Art"

[Duck-Stew]

Oh yeah...  My Cafe-Racer:

It was December of '04 and my CR had just won the SF Monster Challenge pre-lim round.  My Dad (rest his soul) was out for a visit.  I wheel the bike out of the garage and my Dad just starts fumbling with his camera.  He starts asking me questions about this and that while snapping photos.  He knew at that point that I had won the pre-lim round and the bike was headed for Daytona & the finals.

He said,"Fire it up". 

I walked him through the proceedure on the fast-idle switch, the clutch, the key, etc. & lit the thing off letting it burble away in the driveway.

Never looking at me, never pulling his eyes off my CR he says,"Do it again."

Ok, I think...  Whatever.  I shut the bike off and go through the entire routine again just cuz he's the old-man ya know...

He finally pulls his eyes off the bike after I shut it down and says,"You're going to win."

Well, he was right...

Rest easy pops...